Amiel Weeks Whipple

1817–1863 (age 46)

Military Officer/Engineer

Biography

Amiel Weeks Whipple was a West Point graduate and skilled engineer who surveyed western territories and served the Army with precision and courage.

During the Civil War he rose through the ranks, and after being mortally wounded in the spring of 1863 he was remembered as a loyal leader whose service shaped the nation he defended.